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Town's Gas Boycott Leads to Lower Prices

msnbc.com -- Mayor Tim Baldermann and New Lenox residents are seeing gas prices come down for a change after a week-long boycott at the pump.

Prices in the town have dropped as much as 11 cents at some stations, while others have not given in just yet.

On Monday, Baldermann called for a boycott of gas stations in his town after prices hovered between $4.14 and $4.21 a gallon while neighboring towns saw significantly lower prices.

"If it was two cents they would have never heard from me," Baldermann told NBC Chicago Friday.

But prices were 12-to-20 cents higher, so he took a stand.

Marty Durbin, executive vice president of the American Petroleum institute, said the boycott was misguided. He explaining that each station has its own costs of doing business, and that's what led to ...

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Submitted Apr 28, 2012 By: aservant

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straz Champion Author Pennsylvania Posts:1,708 Points:540,385 Joined:Jan 2007	Message Posted: Apr 28, 2012 10:24:16 PM Ignore straz Report Abuse Glad to hear it.
LostToo Champion Author Illinois Posts:4,392 Points:975,315 Joined:May 2009	Message Posted: Apr 28, 2012 10:23:20 PM Ignore LostToo Report Abuse More power to them. If you feel you are being screwed, screw them back. I respect that. But I fear that tactic would not work everywhere. So it's nice to see it worked there.
sdiddydaddy Champion Author Grand Rapids Posts:1,101 Points:416,295 Joined:Jan 2012	Message Posted: Apr 28, 2012 10:23:00 PM Ignore sdiddydaddy Report Abuse Good for them. A small win, but a win nonetheless.
miiike572 All-Star Author Phoenix Posts:798 Points:545,440 Joined:Apr 2009	Message Posted: Apr 28, 2012 10:22:17 PM Ignore miiike572 Report Abuse they hurt the wrong people.
toadNY Champion Author Albany Posts:7,188 Points:1,540,850 Joined:Apr 2008	Message Posted: Apr 28, 2012 10:22:14 PM Ignore toadNY Report Abuse To bad we all can't do that!
TBRR Champion Author Jacksonville Posts:3,716 Points:605,975 Joined:Dec 2007	Message Posted: Apr 28, 2012 10:21:22 PM Ignore TBRR Report Abuse taking a stand works if you want to see prices drop. let the high priced retailers go without sales. remember gas has a shelf life. the older it gets the more problems for the engines.
abacus44 Champion Author Toms River Posts:3,600 Points:773,790 Joined:Jan 2011	Message Posted: Apr 28, 2012 10:21:08 PM Ignore abacus44 Report Abuse I've seen gas prices fall 15 cents per gallon near me and we didn't even have a boycott. These people are taking credit for something that was happening anyway.
jb107 Champion Author New Jersey Posts:9,690 Points:2,648,725 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Apr 28, 2012 10:18:35 PM Ignore jb107 Report Abuse Good idea but there are to many stations around here in a multitude of towns.
BKool Champion Author Michigan Posts:5,358 Points:1,920,105 Joined:Aug 2005	Message Posted: Apr 28, 2012 10:16:57 PM Ignore BKool Report Abuse ok................
OWENALOTT Champion Author Appleton Posts:2,182 Points:500,095 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: Apr 28, 2012 10:09:27 PM Ignore OWENALOTT Report Abuse All of us Gas Buddies should get together and boycott on gas brand for one month. POWERS IN NUMBERS.
blazerbob91 Champion Author Milwaukee Posts:6,279 Points:1,910,020 Joined:Aug 2005	Message Posted: Apr 28, 2012 10:08:38 PM Ignore blazerbob91 Report Abuse It's only temporary
ftsgt Champion Author Illinois Posts:13,174 Points:2,507,720 Joined:Dec 2004	Message Posted: Apr 28, 2012 10:06:42 PM Ignore ftsgt Report Abuse interesting that it worked, see if it holds for the long term...probably not
Tegger Champion Author Ontario Posts:3,259 Points:1,673,085 Joined:Nov 2005	Message Posted: Apr 28, 2012 10:00:24 PM Ignore Tegger Report Abuse Good
boborobot All-Star Author Michigan Posts:503 Points:441,615 Joined:Dec 2011	Message Posted: Apr 28, 2012 9:58:28 PM Ignore boborobot Report Abuse Usually, boycotts don't work.
letterchunker Champion Author Texas Posts:2,335 Points:683,150 Joined:Aug 2008	Message Posted: Apr 28, 2012 9:55:53 PM Ignore letterchunker Report Abuse good job
jlisk1970_us Sophomore Author St. Louis Posts:233 Points:94,930 Joined:Feb 2012	Message Posted: Apr 28, 2012 9:51:51 PM Ignore jlisk1970_us Report Abuse They will always have some kind of reason. Gas is paid for months in advance before they reach the stations.
30mpg80 Champion Author Lexington Posts:10,265 Points:1,514,580 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Apr 28, 2012 9:51:42 PM Ignore 30mpg80 Report Abuse Good for them, need competition between stations for business
danreino Champion Author Twin Cities Posts:8,474 Points:1,564,510 Joined:Mar 2008	Message Posted: Apr 28, 2012 9:49:52 PM Ignore danreino Report Abuse Good for New Lenox Illinois !
DeeLA Champion Author Los Angeles Posts:4,954 Points:1,391,955 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Apr 28, 2012 9:49:42 PM Ignore DeeLA Report Abuse In Southern California, there has been no boycott, but prices have been falling steadily for over a month. They are down a little more than 50 cents.
EMoe57 Champion Author Jacksonville Posts:4,748 Points:1,042,540 Joined:Apr 2009	Message Posted: Apr 28, 2012 9:49:20 PM Ignore EMoe57 Report Abuse challenge the status quo
nj2000ng Champion Author Houston Posts:1,507 Points:449,020 Joined:Jan 2010	Message Posted: Apr 28, 2012 9:48:40 PM Ignore nj2000ng Report Abuse very good for them.
gazprize Veteran Author Toronto Posts:483 Points:125,120 Joined:Jan 2012	Message Posted: Apr 28, 2012 9:46:14 PM Ignore gazprize Report Abuse well done. keep up
warlord1 Champion Author Georgia Posts:5,375 Points:1,061,250 Joined:May 2010	Message Posted: Apr 28, 2012 9:45:10 PM Ignore warlord1 Report Abuse ok
DrLyon Champion Author Michigan Posts:6,764 Points:1,238,390 Joined:May 2006	Message Posted: Apr 28, 2012 9:43:50 PM Ignore DrLyon Report Abuse Ripple of this didn't spread far....
RR52DE Champion Author Delaware Posts:2,550 Points:428,765 Joined:Mar 2012	Message Posted: Apr 28, 2012 9:43:00 PM Ignore RR52DE Report Abuse They take the excess gas and export it. Not right but sadly true.
TXGasPriceSpy Champion Author Fort Worth Posts:7,952 Points:1,499,000 Joined:Sep 2008	Message Posted: Apr 28, 2012 9:41:39 PM Ignore TXGasPriceSpy Report Abuse Good work, Tim.
Pete12 Champion Author Albany Posts:4,918 Points:1,659,880 Joined:Nov 2005	Message Posted: Apr 28, 2012 9:40:40 PM Ignore Pete12 Report Abuse All that has to happen is refine more oil into gas and the price will go down.
gsofrs Champion Author Greensboro Posts:4,289 Points:1,242,015 Joined:Apr 2009	Message Posted: Apr 28, 2012 9:40:11 PM Ignore gsofrs Report Abuse A good side of gas wars. This also helps with lower prices locally.
PizzaMon Champion Author Philadelphia Posts:5,134 Points:1,885,580 Joined:Jun 2006	Message Posted: Apr 28, 2012 9:38:31 PM Ignore PizzaMon Report Abuse It is great to watch neighboring stations keep up with one another as the prices drop. If they don't lower the price they lose the business.
DerHahn Champion Author Illinois Posts:13,893 Points:2,140,485 Joined:May 2004	Message Posted: Apr 28, 2012 9:37:55 PM Ignore DerHahn Report Abuse kudos to Tanks_alot for not giving in to the stations. if more people did that, those other stations would have to lower their prices.
UC2 Champion Author Ventura Posts:1,305 Points:318,255 Joined:May 2010	Message Posted: Apr 28, 2012 9:35:56 PM Ignore UC2 Report Abuse got to do it, take a stand protesting in unison will get them high prices down
humblepie Champion Author Toledo Posts:35,301 Points:2,398,095 Joined:Mar 2006	Message Posted: Apr 28, 2012 9:34:47 PM Ignore humblepie Report Abuse whataguy.................
swrestler Champion Author Grand Rapids Posts:6,274 Points:1,598,755 Joined:Oct 2008	Message Posted: Apr 28, 2012 9:31:59 PM Ignore swrestler Report Abuse I'm Glad Somebody Took A Stand....
radiorumor Champion Author Texas Posts:2,946 Points:780,565 Joined:Feb 2011	Message Posted: Apr 28, 2012 9:31:56 PM Ignore radiorumor Report Abuse I think more should consider this in places where stations are too high
Tanks_alot Champion Author Rhode Island Posts:9,030 Points:1,634,275 Joined:Sep 2008	Message Posted: Apr 28, 2012 9:31:36 PM Ignore Tanks_alot Report Abuse Bruceha, good post. "What the market will bear" is a judgment they make based upon marketing history. Gas prices in my area are generally higher than in the rest of Rhode Island, but I'll travel up to 15 miles just to pay a few cents less per gallon - even if it doesn't save me any money because of the gas I have to use to get to the cheaper station. The station with the higher prices lose me as a customer, and if more people did that regularly, the distributors would notice that the market wasn't 'bearing' the higher price.
DerHahn Champion Author Illinois Posts:13,893 Points:2,140,485 Joined:May 2004	Message Posted: Apr 28, 2012 9:30:27 PM Ignore DerHahn Report Abuse i agree with bruceha2000 stations that have easy access for delivery should less than those that take more to get to. "what the market will bear" means what we can get away with
MDTDriver Champion Author California Posts:9,848 Points:2,180,900 Joined:Jul 2006	Message Posted: Apr 28, 2012 9:29:34 PM Ignore MDTDriver Report Abuse I loved gas wars 40 years ago.
smoketown Champion Author Cincinnati Posts:6,368 Points:1,408,600 Joined:Feb 2008	Message Posted: Apr 28, 2012 9:29:34 PM Ignore smoketown Report Abuse OkAY.....
Ken2OD Champion Author Grand Rapids Posts:9,208 Points:1,998,665 Joined:Dec 2005	Message Posted: Apr 28, 2012 9:28:19 PM Ignore Ken2OD Report Abuse Win the battle and lose the WAR!
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bruceha2000 Champion Author Vermont Posts:2,918 Points:1,298,815 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Apr 28, 2012 9:25:00 PM Ignore bruceha2000 Report Abuse "In the end Baldermann believes his town's prices are higher because it's right off I-80," And he is right because: "Marty Durbin ....He explaining (sic) that each station has its own costs of doing business" And one of those costs is the gasoline. What he isn't telling you: The price they pay is set by the distributor based on what they think the market will bear. There are lots of places in Vermont where the same brand gas 15, 25, 35 miles off the interstate is cheaper than the stations near the interstate. Clearly it costs LESS to deliver the gas to the stations just off the interstate. They should be paying less for it and therefore charging you less. But they aren't so they can't.
vegboy All-Star Author Massachusetts Posts:550 Points:106,700 Joined:Feb 2012	Message Posted: Apr 28, 2012 9:24:25 PM Ignore vegboy Report Abuse Use gasbuddy, save $$ and increased competition is better for American Consumer.
g747 Champion Author Mobile Posts:4,677 Points:960,395 Joined:Jul 2009	Message Posted: Apr 28, 2012 9:22:21 PM Ignore g747 Report Abuse That's need to go viral;nationwide!!!!!!!.
72_Monte Champion Author Twin Cities Posts:7,907 Points:2,023,185 Joined:Aug 2005	Message Posted: Apr 28, 2012 9:21:43 PM Ignore 72_Monte Report Abuse Or, they could drive to the next town...
Eugenian Champion Author Oregon Posts:2,001 Points:388,855 Joined:Oct 2009	Message Posted: Apr 28, 2012 9:18:29 PM Ignore Eugenian Report Abuse see if it lasts
Blackice Champion Author Twin Cities Posts:4,458 Points:1,222,845 Joined:Oct 2003	Message Posted: Apr 28, 2012 9:18:23 PM Ignore Blackice Report Abuse Prices very from town to town anywhere within 15 miles from me as much as 12 cents a gallon.
nobodyMO Champion Author Kansas City Posts:2,251 Points:554,305 Joined:Nov 2010	Message Posted: Apr 28, 2012 9:17:22 PM Ignore nobodyMO Report Abuse wow one that worked.
blitzntj Champion Author Jacksonville Posts:4,799 Points:967,880 Joined:Dec 2007	Message Posted: Apr 28, 2012 9:17:09 PM Ignore blitzntj Report Abuse Small victories are still victories
MadTraveler Champion Author Idaho Posts:2,082 Points:572,100 Joined:Nov 2009	Message Posted: Apr 28, 2012 9:13:45 PM Ignore MadTraveler Report Abuse The mayor obviously doesn't know where the high cost is coming from.
pgerassi Champion Author Milwaukee Posts:11,036 Points:2,159,245 Joined:Apr 2007	Message Posted: Apr 28, 2012 9:12:21 PM Ignore pgerassi Report Abuse When you are off the beaten path, either your prices are lower to get more business or higher to make some money off convenience.
pnd1 Champion Author Tallahassee Posts:5,201 Points:1,065,110 Joined:Jul 2009	Message Posted: Apr 28, 2012 9:11:01 PM Ignore pnd1 Report Abuse I paid $3.48 in Donalsonville, GA today! But it is ridiculous that we get excited about paying 3 1/2 bucks a gallon when it should be 1/2 of that.